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Reed, Walter
(Encyclopedia) Reed, Walter, 1851–1902, American army surgeon, b. Gloucester co., Va. In 1900 he was sent to Havana as head of an army commission to investigate an outbreak of yellow fever among…Eysenck, Hans Jurgen
(Encyclopedia) Eysenck, Hans JurgenEysenck, Hans Jurgenhäns y&oobreve;rˈgən īˈsĕngk [key], 1916–97, British psychologist. Best known for his theory of human personality, Eysenck suggested that…Doxiades, Constantinos
(Encyclopedia) Doxiades, ConstantinosDoxiades, Constantinoskônstäntēˈnôs dôksyäˈᵺēs [key], 1913–75, Greek urban planner, designer, and consultant on ekistics, the science of human settlements. In…Juliana of Norwich
(Encyclopedia) Juliana of NorwichJuliana of Norwichnôrˈĭch [key], d. c.1443, English religious writer, an anchoress, or hermit, of Norwich called Mother (or Dame) Juliana or Julian. Her work,…Achilles' tendon
(Encyclopedia) Achilles' tendon (tendo calcaneus)Achilles' tendontĕnˈdō kălkāˈnēəs [key], sinew prominent at the back of the ankle, connecting the tendons of the calf muscles to the heelbone. When…Avempace
(Encyclopedia) AvempaceAvempaceāˈvəmpās, äˌvĕmpäˈthā [key], Arabic Ibn Bajja, d. 1138, Spanish-Arab philosopher. Little is known of his life, but he was born in Zaragoza and died in Fès, Morocco.…Murdock, George Peter
(Encyclopedia) Murdock, George Peter, 1897–1985, American anthropologist, b. Meriden, Conn., grad. Yale (B.A., 1919; Ph.D., 1925). He taught at Yale and later at the Univ. of Pittsburgh, becoming…Pew Charitable Trusts
(Encyclopedia) Pew Charitable Trusts, philanthropic foundation established (1948) by the children of Sun Oil Company founder Joseph N. Pew (1886–1963) of Philadelphia to provide funds for “general…Cooley, Charles Horton
(Encyclopedia) Cooley, Charles Horton, 1864–1929, American sociologist, b. Ann Arbor, Mich., grad. Univ. of Michigan (B.A., 1887; Ph.D., 1894); son of Thomas M. Cooley. He taught in the sociology…Bronk, Detlev Wulf
(Encyclopedia) Bronk, Detlev WulfBronk, Detlev Wulfdĕtˈləf, brŏngk [key], 1897–1975, American biologist and administrator, b. New York City, grad. Swarthmore College (B.A., 1920), Ph.D. Univ. of…Trending
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